A lie does not consist in the indirect position of words, but in the desire and intention, by false speaking, to deceive and injure your neighbour. (Jonathan Swift)

A lie does not consist in the indirect position of words, but in the desire and intention, by false speaking, to deceive and injure your neighbour.

Jonathan Swift

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